Caddie
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Caddie is one of Australia's most remarkable and enduring autobiographical works — a raw, unfiltered account of a woman's desperate struggle to survive the grinding poverty of the Great Depression in Sydney. Written anonymously by a woman known only as Caddie, this unflinching memoir chronicles her journey from a sheltered domestic life to the gritty, smoke-filled world of Sydney's inner-city pubs, where she worked as a barmaid to keep her two young children fed and clothed. With extraordinary candour, the narrator details the hardships, heartbreaks, and small mercies of a life lived on the margins, painting a vivid portrait of working-class Australia in the 1930s. Introduced by the celebrated Australian author Dymphna Cusack, this edition — part of The Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books — affirms the work's place as a cornerstone of Australian social history and women's literature. The prose is deceptively simple, carrying an emotional weight that speaks to universal themes of resilience, maternal love, and the quiet dignity of survival. First published in 1953, it was later adapted into a beloved Australian film, yet the book itself remains the most powerful testament to its author's indomitable spirit. Readers who begin this story will find it impossible to put down — or to forget.
Author: Dymphna Cusack
Format: Hardback
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: N/A
Pages: Good
Caddie is one of Australia's most remarkable and enduring autobiographical works — a raw, unfiltered account of a woman's desperate struggle to survive the grinding poverty of the Great Depression in Sydney. Written anonymously by a woman known only as Caddie, this unflinching memoir chronicles her journey from a sheltered domestic life to the gritty, smoke-filled world of Sydney's inner-city pubs, where she worked as a barmaid to keep her two young children fed and clothed. With extraordinary candour, the narrator details the hardships, heartbreaks, and small mercies of a life lived on the margins, painting a vivid portrait of working-class Australia in the 1930s. Introduced by the celebrated Australian author Dymphna Cusack, this edition — part of The Collector's Library of Australia's Great Books — affirms the work's place as a cornerstone of Australian social history and women's literature. The prose is deceptively simple, carrying an emotional weight that speaks to universal themes of resilience, maternal love, and the quiet dignity of survival. First published in 1953, it was later adapted into a beloved Australian film, yet the book itself remains the most powerful testament to its author's indomitable spirit. Readers who begin this story will find it impossible to put down — or to forget.